Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA

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Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA is the EU legal instrument that established and governs the European Arrest Warrant system, streamlining extradition procedures between Member States for criminal prosecution and the execution of custodial sentences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union legal act ⓘ
abolishes political offence exception between Member States for offences covered by the European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
aimsTo strengthen the fight against serious crime within the European Union ⓘ
appliesTo persons sought for criminal prosecution ⓘ
persons sought for execution of a custodial sentence ⓘ
contains list of 32 categories of offences for which double criminality check is abolished above a threshold ⓘ
creates European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
dateAdopted 2002-06-13 ⓘ
dateEnteredIntoForce 2004-01-01 ⓘ
defines conditions for executing a European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
conditions for issuing a European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
grounds for mandatory non-execution of a European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
grounds for optional non-execution of a European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
establishes European Arrest Warrant system ⓘ
fullName Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States ⓘ
geographicalScope European Union Member States ⓘ
hasBeenAmendedBy Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA ⓘ
includesPrinciple specialty rule regarding further prosecution after surrender ⓘ
includesSafeguard protection of fundamental rights and fundamental legal principles ⓘ
interpretedBy Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ
introducesPrinciple mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters ⓘ
languageRegime authentic in all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasis Treaty on European Union, Title VI (pre-Lisbon third pillar) ⓘ
legalCitation 2002/584/JHA ⓘ
limits grounds for refusal based on nationality of the requested person ⓘ
monitoredBy European Commission ⓘ
obligesMemberStates to implement the European Arrest Warrant into national law ⓘ
policyArea Area of Freedom, Security and Justice ⓘ
judicial cooperation in criminal matters ⓘ
providesFor surrender for execution of a custodial sentence ⓘ
surrender for prosecution ⓘ
publishedIn Official Journal of the European Communities ⓘ
purpose to facilitate and expedite the surrender of persons for criminal prosecution or execution of custodial sentences between Member States ⓘ
to replace traditional extradition procedures between EU Member States with a simplified surrender system ⓘ
region European Union ⓘ
relatedTo Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA ⓘ
Council Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA ⓘ
replaces traditional extradition procedures between EU Member States ⓘ
requires direct transmission of European Arrest Warrants between judicial authorities ⓘ
judicial authority to decide on execution of a European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
use of standardised European Arrest Warrant form ⓘ
setsTimeLimits strict deadlines for decisions on execution of a European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
shortName European Arrest Warrant Framework Decision ⓘ
status in force, as amended ⓘ
subjectMatter European Arrest Warrant ⓘ
threshold offences punishable by at least three years of imprisonment in the issuing Member State for the 32 listed categories ⓘ
typeOfCooperation mutual legal assistance in criminal matters ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Arrest Warrant → legalBasis → Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA ⓘ
European Arrest Warrant → legalBasis → Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA ⓘ
subject linked to: EAW
Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA → fullName → Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States ⓘ
linked to: Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA